---
name: "Lawrence Bender"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lawrence-bender"
fi1m_id: "lawrence-bender"
imdb_id: "nm0004744"
tmdb_id: 2545
wikidata_id: "Q514913"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "17 October 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-04T07:57:43.904067+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lawrence Bender

## Identity

Lawrence Bender

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lawrence-bender
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lawrence-bender
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004744
- **TMDB ID:** 2545
- **Wikidata ID:** Q514913
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Bender, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q514913, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004744/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2545

Producer. Born 17 October 1957 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 17 October 1957, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 14: 3 acting, 11 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Quentin Tarantino](https://film.one/person/quentin-tarantino.md), [Uma Thurman](https://film.one/person/uma-thurman.md), [Brad Pitt](https://film.one/person/brad-pitt.md), [Daryl Hannah](https://film.one/person/daryl-hannah.md), [David Carradine](https://film.one/person/david-carradine.md), [Michael Madsen](https://film.one/person/michael-madsen.md), [Samuel L. Jackson](https://film.one/person/samuel-l-jackson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as producer, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (5), 2000s 72 (6), 2010s 71 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 69 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 5, Thriller 4, Action 3, Documentary 2, War 2
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,378m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Bender, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q514913, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004744/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2545

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kill Bill: Vol. 2*](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md) (77), [*Kill Bill: Vol. 1*](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-1.md) (72), [*Killshot*](https://film.one/film/killshot.md) (55)
- **Apple TV:** [*Pulp Fiction*](https://film.one/film/pulp-fiction.md) (82), [*Rocketman*](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*Inglourious Basterds*](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md) (92)
- **Paramount+:** [*Good Will Hunting*](https://film.one/film/good-will-hunting.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lawrence Bender is an American film producer. Born in New York City on 17 October 1957, he graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in civil engineering in 1979. He worked as a ballet dancer before an injury led him to acting and then producing; his first credit was the 1989 film *Intruder*, which he co-wrote and produced with Sam Raimi.

Bender rose to prominence as producer of Quentin Tarantino’s *Reservoir Dogs* (1992). He has since produced several of Tarantino’s films, including *Pulp Fiction* (1994), *Jackie Brown* (1997), *Kill Bill: Vol. 1* (2003), *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004) and *Inglourious Basterds* (2009). Other credits include *Good Will Hunting* (1997) and the documentary *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006).

Films produced by Bender have received three Academy Award nominations for Best Picture. He has also produced the documentaries *Countdown to Zero* (2010) and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Maine in 2013.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, goldenglobes.com.*

## On Fi1m (14)

### Performed in (3)

- *The Mexican* (2001), Fi1m 56, as Vegas Onlooker — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mexican.md)
- *Pulp Fiction* (1994), Fi1m 82, as Long Hair Yuppy Scum — [page](https://film.one/film/pulp-fiction.md)
- *Reservoir Dogs* (1992), Fi1m 86, as Young Cop — [page](https://film.one/film/reservoir-dogs.md)

### Produced (11) — the average rests on these

- *Rocketman* (2019), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md)
- *An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power* (2017), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power.md)
- *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016), Fi1m 77, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md)
- *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), Fi1m 92, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md)
- *Killshot* (2008), Fi1m 55, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/killshot.md)
- *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-truth.md)
- *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004), Fi1m 77, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md)
- *Kill Bill: Vol. 1* (2003), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-1.md)
- *Good Will Hunting* (1997), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/good-will-hunting.md)
- *Jackie Brown* (1997), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/jackie-brown.md)
- *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), Fi1m 75, as Man in Diner (Uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Red Alert* (2025), series, Producer
- *The Chicano Squad* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *How Kids Roll* (2024), Producer
- *Adventures of the Naked Umbrella* (2023), Executive Producer
- *The Harder They Fall* (2021), Producer
- *Cops and Robbers* (2020), Producer
- *Two Distant Strangers* (2020), Producer
- *Capone* (2020), Producer
- *Rocketman* (2019), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/rocketman.md)
- *Greta* (2019), Producer
- *Roswell, New Mexico* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *Zoe* (2018), Executive Producer
- *An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power.md)
- *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016), Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md)
- *The Forest* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Flesh and Bone* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *Alien Abduction* (2014), Producer
- *Safe* (2012), Producer
- *Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair* (2011), Producer
- *Countdown to Zero* (2010), Producer
- *Inglourious Basterds* (2009), Producer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/inglourious-basterds.md)
- *Goal III: Taking on the World* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Killshot* (2008), Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/killshot.md)
- *The Junior Defenders* (2007), as Interviewee
- *88 Minutes* (2007), Executive Producer
- *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-truth.md)
- *Goal!* (2005), Executive Producer
- *The Great Raid* (2005), Producer
- *The Chumscrubber* (2005), Producer
- *Innocent Voices* (2005), Producer
- *Legend of Earthsea* (2004), series, Executive Producer
- *Dr. Vegas* (2004), series, Producer
- *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004), as Hotel clerk (uncredited) · Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md)
- *The Survivors Club* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights* (2004), Producer
- *Kill Bill: Vol. 1* (2003), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-1.md)
- *Knockaround Guys* (2001), as Bar Patron · Producer
- *The Mexican* (2001), as Vegas Onlooker · Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mexican.md)
- *From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter* (2000), Executive Producer
- *Anna and the King* (1999), Producer
- *From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money* (1999), Executive Producer
- *A Price Above Rubies* (1998), Producer
- *Jackie Brown* (1997), Producer, Executive Music Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/jackie-brown.md)
- *Good Will Hunting* (1997), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/good-will-hunting.md)
- *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), as Man in Diner (Uncredited) · Executive Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md)
- *Four Rooms* (1995), as Long Hair Yuppy Scum · Producer
- *White Man's Burden* (1995), as Bar Patron #1 · Producer
- *Pulp Fiction* (1994), as Long Hair Yuppy Scum · Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/pulp-fiction.md)
- *Fresh* (1994), as Long Hair Yuppie Drug Purchaser · Producer
- *Killing Zoe* (1993), Executive Producer
- *Reservoir Dogs* (1992), as Young Cop · Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/reservoir-dogs.md)
- *Lionheart* (1990), as Garage Fight Heckler
- *Tale of Two Sisters* (1989), Producer
- *Intruder* (1989), as Officer Adams · Writer, Producer
- *The Allnighter* (1987), Grip
- *Telephone* (1986), Dolly Grip

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 2010: Best Picture (nominated), for *Inglourious Basterds*
- 1998: Best Picture (nominated), for *Good Will Hunting*
- 1995: Best Picture (nominated), for *Pulp Fiction*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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